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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

My New Kindle

HOW MY WRITING'S GOING:
I'm working on the first fifteen pages of my new wip for a local SCBWI Advanced Writers Retreat in April. The first fifteen pages will be critiqued by Viking Children's Books editor Kendra Levin at the retreat. I can't wait to hear what she has to say!

A GIFT:
My hubby got me a Kindle for Valentine's Day. It was quite a surprise - I hadn't even asked for one. I haven't bought any books for it yet because I have such a stack of previously purchased books already waiting for me. I did put my own manuscript on it, though, and it was so cool to read my book on my Kindle! Which brings me to...

A VERY HELPFUL POST: I found this post on agent Vickie Motter's Navigating the Slushpile blog about formatting your manuscript for an e-reader. The changes are so easy to make, and make such a difference on an e-reader. I downloaded both my original manuscript and my manuscript after making the changes, and it was so much easier to read after following Vickie's instructions. If you aren't reading Vickie's blog, you really should! It's packed with practical and easy-to-follow querying advice.

HOW ABOUT YOU:
Are there any extra-super-helpful blogs you'd like to give a shout-out to?

Hope the retreat is great. I just got a Kindle for Christmas and have been burning through books faster than ever--classics, library ebooks and friends' books too. I plan to put some apps on it as well, like address book and appointment calendar. Less to carry!

Yay for you getting a Kindle! Yep, I've loaded my ms onto my hubby's Kindle and taken it with me to a retreat so I could keep working on it. :) I probably don't know much about formatting it though, so thanks for Vickie's link!!

I have a Kindle. Last year I had to go on a trip, and I needed to read through one of my books, so I loaded it on my Kindle. I was so glad I didn't have to take my laptop. The Kindle is much easier on your lap in a car.

Aww, what a sweet gift. <3 I recently bought a kindle touch, but only for reading CPs MSs. Readign fulls on the computer got old fast. I don't mind it for a chapter or two, but reading an entire book on the computer is torture. Anyway, I love it for that. I haven't downloaded any published books yet.

There were, now that you mention it, a few formatting glitches, so I'll have to read Vicki's post. Thanks. :)

I have shiny new gadget syndrome and I've been wanting a Kindle Fire since they came out... so tempting to use my tax return... and to see my own writing on a Kindle!!!! Thanks for the link to Motter's site, I have not found that one yet.

Oh cool! I'll check it out. And I always upload my ms to my kindle for editing purposes. It's amazing how much it helps to read it as an actual book... i always found more areas to fix. And congrats to you on all your Cupid success!!

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I am a young adult mystery author. In my spare time, I raise three teenagers and study nursing. I like to read, cook, run, walk the dog, play tennis, nap, and get up in the middle of the night for some quiet writing time while the rest of the house is asleep.